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I don't see where anyone did describe it that way. Perhaps "the dirt" was the adultery that led to her divorce.

It appeared in a post I responded to. Who knows if she felt pressured to marry and appear "normal" - it often happened, and hopefully doesn't have to happen anymore. I would hope that there's a lot more to focus on in Sally Ride's life than this detail; she accomplished quite a lot.

"Today, [the American voter] chooses his rulers as he buys bootleg whiskey, never knowing precisely what he is getting, only certain that it is not what it pretends to be." - H.L. Mencken

It appeared in a post I responded to. Who knows if she felt pressured to marry and appear "normal" - it often happened, and hopefully doesn't have to happen anymore. I would hope that there's a lot more to focus on in Sally Ride's life than this detail; she accomplished quite a lot.

I think the good and the bad of ones life should be seen, not just the good.